When an incredulous Rea reminded her that Schilling was a longtime star for the Red Sox, Coakley made an apparent attempt to save face, saying, "Well, he's not there anymore."

Schilling, a Republican, took a shot at Coakley on his blog 38 Pitches on Thursday, which may have prompted her foot-in-mouth moment.

Schilling posted this response to Coakley's Yankees comment early this morning on his blog:

"I've been called a lot of things," he wrote. "But never, and I mean never, could anyone ever make the mistake of calling me a Yankee fan. Well, check that, if you didn't know what the hell is going on in your own state maybe you could ..."